NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1102, 24 August 1871, Page 4

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Pustonis Department (Marine Branch), Wellington, June 22,1871. ffm following Notice to Mariners, announcing the exhibition of a Harbour Light at Naoier, prepared from information received from 1 jie Provincial Engineer, is published for ge •aeral information. Henby Se^teijc. NOTICE TO MARINERS. PORT AHURIRI HARBOUR LIGHT. This Light shows Bed on the Pania Rock. Pn and after the Ist day of July, 1871, a fixed Red and White Light will be exhibited from a mast on the Western extremity of the Eastern Spit, Port Ahuriri, and will be seen on the following bearings from seacard : Red FroraS.E. by S. to S. by E.fE. White ... From S. by E.fE. to S.W. by S.^S. Red . From S.W. by S-iS. to S.W.iS. The light will be about 27 feet above high water, and should be visible, in clear weather, about 9 nautical miles, allowing 1.0 feet for the height of the observer's eye. The Pania Rock is in the centre of the south-western red light, which will be seen one quarter of a mile (nautical) on each side of the rock, yesscls approaching from the north ward should keep in the white light. Masters pi vessels coming from the southward will find this light no guide for them, and must use all precautions as heretofore to avoid the rocky patch called the Auckland Rock, which has only 14 feet ou some portions of it at low water springs. This patch extends at least one cable to the southward of the black buoy which is moored off the northei n edge of the patch, and which lies in 5f fathoms at low water springs. ■ AU bearings are magnetic.